In 2023, Canada experienced its worst wildfire season on record, posing threats to lives and significantly increasing greenhouse gas emissions. During the high fire years of 2017, 2018 and 2021, B.C. wildfires alone emitted 150-200 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions. One of the strategies to reduce the intensity of wildfires is tree thinning, […]
B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE)
CICE Invests $2.82 Million in Carbon Emission Measurement, Monitoring, and Verification Innovations
This morning the BC Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE) announced the allocation of $2.82 million in non-dilutive funding for B.C. companies that support the measurement, monitoring, and verification (MMV) of carbon emission reduction, removal and avoidance. Through this investment CICE is supporting the commercialization of MMV solutions which are vital to assessing carbon […]
Powering a Green Future: Canada’s Ambitious Vision for Clean and Abundant Electricity
As more Canadians ride electrified public transit and shift to electric vehicles, more homeowners adopt electric heat pumps, and more businesses and industries green their operations, an abundant supply of clean, reliable and affordable electricity will be required. Canada has built one of the cleanest electricity systems in the world with, more than 80 percent […]
B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy Awards $5.2 Million to Accelerate Clean Energy Innovations
The B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE) will provide $5.2 million in non-dilutive funding to accelerate the commercial development and global scaling of clean energy innovations from British Columbia. Funding was granted through CICE’s 2023 Open Call for Innovation, which attracted over 100 applications from across the province, highlighting an impressive range of […]
Moment Energy, Svante Among Winners Of 2023 BC Cleantech Awards
With BC experiencing more than its fair share of climate-related disasters — from heat domes and annual forest fires to the devastating floods in the fraser valley — there has never been a better time to shine a light on the individuals and organizations that are working tirelessly to accelerate the development and adoption of critical […]
B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy Appoints Executive Team
The British Columbia Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE), is now operational with the appointment of an executive team and board of directors. The CICE was founded by the Government of British Columbia, Government of Canada and Shell Canada and will bring together innovators, industry, governments and academics to accelerate the commercialization and scale-up of B.C.-based clean […]
B.C. Centre For Innovation And Clean Energy To Launch This Fall
The B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy is launching this fall with $70 million in combined funding from the provincial government and Shell Canada. The provincial government first announced its intention to create the centre, which will focus on commercializing B.C.’s clean technology, in September 2020 as part of its economic-recovery plan. “Climate change […]